Providing help while a child develops a mental function or learns to do a certain task is called ________

One way of identifying psychiatric disorders is that they involve both failure of an internal mechanism, and that this failure causes harm to the individual. This concept is known as the ______

a. Dysfunctional Harm b. Harmful Dysfunction c. Wakefield's Paradox d. Maladaptive Defense

Bill has always had a terrible fear of dogs, and it causes problems in his life. He tells you that his therapist is having him look at pictures of dogs while trying to remain relaxed

His next step will be to begin interacting with actual dogs and learning to remain relaxed. You might want to reassure him that __________ is often quite successful. a. skills training b. flooding therapy c. cognitive therapy d. systematic desensitization